mids

[tekdiver500ft]

I can't say I've ever seen this discussed, and I looked around a bit, so...


What is the "mid-rangey-est" string? I'd strongly prefer a flat, but am not totally against rounds.

What I mean by that is so many of these strings get fairly boomy, especially on the E. I'm trying to avoid that, and keep everything pretty clear and mid-focused, without sounding too thin? Is this too much to ask of a string?

Thanks for your help!

[JimmyM]

Chromes are doing it for me with the mids.

[tekdiver500ft]

Wow, that's the first time I've ever heard that. You've always given me good advice, so I'll have to take it in consideration, but it does throw me. All I hear is how Chromes are a scooped string. Just got done listening to Garth Fielding on YouTube raving about the scooped tone.

I wish there were a chart or something where you could compare all the strings, and have definitive answers as to tonality of them. I've spent many hundreds of dollars trying strings, and it gets old, you know?

[tekdiver500ft]

I hope that didn't come across as argumentative, it wasn't intended that way. I'm simply surprised, and wanted to explain why. I do value your opinion, Jimmy, and it'll go into the mix.

[Catbuster]

Rotosound 77 flats are nothing but mids.... As are the Swing 66 nickels.

I also say DR Lo-Riders are very middy.

[tekdiver500ft]

I may have to revisit Roto 77s. I had them before, but have changed the rest of my rig, so they may well sound different now.

[Emibass]

I´m into this too,

Indeed sadowsky flats sounds soo good on my jazz bass.

But I´m looking for a roundwound 5 string set with good low mids to go with my G&L L2500T. Right now I have a set of TI Super Alloys on order.
If those don´t work I´ll go try with flats.

[tekdiver500ft]

Let me know what you think of the TIs. That's another string I get a lot of mixed reviews from. I've heard that they're all bass, and I've heard that they're all mid...

[JimmyM]

Chromes are real bright when new, but lose that brightness over time and the mids start to come through more. The Precision Cliff Williams uses to record with AC/DC has Chromes on it. That to me is the representative sound of Chromes. And no, I didn't think you were being argumentative, but don't let it happen again

[Jay2U]

Originally Posted by Catbuster

Rotosound 77 flats are nothing but mids.... As are the Swing 66 nickels.

I also say DR Lo-Riders are very middy.

+1 I agree with the Rotos, if not too broken in. But one shouldn't forget that the strings are just part of a larger package. The pickups contribute massively to the overall sound. I do almost everything with chromes. I really like the feel and the quality of the tone (on my Ibby). With a 9-band equalizer I set the sound to my liking. Some pedals may do the rest.

[BIG97BEN]

Originally Posted by Catbuster

Rotosound 77 flats are nothing but mids.... As are the Swing 66 nickels.

I also say DR Lo-Riders are very middy.

I'm running Lo-Riders and agree. You can get some depth but they really cut through.

[BassBob1]

I have to agree with jimmy, chromes are probably the the most mid focused string I have used. The soundcloud in my sig is my jazz with a few day old chromes. Here is a clip of much older chromes In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Cover - YouTube (only keyboards through the PA and this is audio from a condenser about 30ft away from the center of the stage) Is that the kind of mid sound you are going for? TI flats are also pretty middy but if you don't like really really loose feeling strings don't spend the money on them. I had stainless lo-riders on my jazz for a few weeks and they were really nice but I wouldn't say they were really mid focused. A bit bigger bottom and sweet but not harsh top end. I've tried roto 77's twice and they are probably brighter than chromes when new. Like chromes they lose their brightness pretty quick but to me sounded lifeless. Chromes lose their brighness but retain the mids. They get thumpy but still have nice note definition for cutting through in a band setting.

[JOE EDO]

Rounds for mid's, hard to beat DR LoRiders in SS. Flatwounds... Chromes or Roto's.
If you're into a heavy gauge flats with good mid's the Steve Harris sig set rock hard.

[CapnSev]

TIs are SUPER middy. They are my favorite strings without a doubt, but they have a lot of mid-mids going on.

I actually like to scoop some of the mids out. If you have one of those contour or 'enhance' style knobs on your rig, it will compliment TIs beautifully.

[brendanbassist]

Midrangy flats? Describes TI's PERFECTLY (haven't tried the Roto or Sadowsky flats others mentioned, but I have tried Chromes and Lowriders, and TI's seem to fit want you want.)

[tekdiver500ft]

Thanks, guys. Those'll go on my short list. I was hoping to narrow it down to one set, but it looks like I need to revisit Rotosound 77s, try Chromes, and try TIs.

[brendanbassist]

Originally Posted by tekdiver500ft

Thanks, guys. Those'll go on my short list. I was hoping to narrow it down to one set, but it looks like I need to revisit Rotosound 77s, try Chromes, and try TIs.

One good thing about flats, they have a pretty good resale value here on the classifieds!

[Turock]

TI Jazz Flats.

[tekdiver500ft]

We seem to be coming to a consensus that the TIs will be the next string I try. We'll go from there...

[TubeMaker]

Hello I cant find website for TIs strings. Can you please post me a link?

Ty